Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
So far, everything we've done in this chapter is based on us tweaking our photo
in Lightroom and then exporting it as a JPEG, TIFF, etc. But what if you want to
export the original RAW photo? Here's how it's done, and you'll have the option
to include the keywords and metadata you added in Lightroom—or not.
Exporting Your
Original RAW Photo
Step One:
First, click on the RAW photo you want to
export from Lightroom. When you export
an original RAW photo, the changes you ap-
plied to it in Lightroom (including keywords,
metadata, and even changes you made in
the Develop module) are saved to a separate
file called an XMP sidecar file, since you can't
embed metadata directly into the RAW file
itself (we talked about this in Chapter 2), so
you need to treat the RAW file and its XMP
sidecar file as a team. Now press Command-
Shift-E (PC: Ctrl-Shift-E) to bring up the
Export dialog (shown here). Click on Burn
Full-Sized JPEGs just to get some basic set-
tings. From the Export To pop-up menu up
top, choose Hard Drive , then, in the Export
Location section, choose where you want
this original RAW file saved to (I chose my
desktop). In the File Settings section, from
the Image Format pop-up menu, choose
Original (shown circled here in red). When
you choose to export the original RAW file,
most of your other choices are grayed out.
TIP: Saving Your RAW Photo
as a DNG
From the Image Format pop-up menu,
choose DNG to bring up the DNG options.
There are some new ones in Lightroom 4:
Embed Fast Load Data affects how fast the
preview appears in the Develop module
(it adds a little size to your file). Use Lossy
Compression does to RAW images what
JPEG compression does to other images—
it tosses some info to give you files that
are around 75% smaller in size (good for
archiving the images the client didn't pick,
but you don't want to delete).
 
 
 
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